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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is calling for “full access” to the EU’s single marketLIAM MCBURNEY/PA

1 Jeremy Corbyn has committed to retaining the main elements of Britain’s relationship with the European Union after Brexit. The Labour leader and his team will vote next week for a Commons motion calling for “full access” to the EU’s single market and “shared institutions and regulations” with Brussels.

2 Guiseppe Conte, Italy’s new prime minister, said that Rome would try to renegotiate EU governance rules — an announcement that will scare capital markets. His coalition government’s spending plans have been priced at more than €100 billion a year, potentially breaking EU deficit rules.

3 21st Century Fox has been cleared to take over Sky as long as it sells Sky News. Matt Hancock, the culture secretary, said that he was minded to approve its…

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